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Episode 2

Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Stars Peter Serafinowicz. From 2016.

Simon Rich has been Saturday Night Live's youngest writer, a staff writer for Pixar and a regular contributor to The New Yorker - as well as one of the funniest short story writers of his generation.

Now the American brings his enchanting, absurd world to radio with his first British comedy show.

The series takes us across time and space, from the design of the universe and prehistoric love triangles to the terrors of life as an unused condom inside a teenager鈥檚 wallet.

Performing the stories alongside Simon is a cast of UK comic talent:

Peter Serafinowicz
Tim Key
Cariad Lloyd
Jamie Demetriou
Joseph Morpurgo
Claire Price.

Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson

A Hat Trick production for 大象传媒 Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 Apr 2021 22:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Simon Rich
Performer Simon Rich
Ensemble Peter Serafinowicz
Ensemble Tim Key
Ensemble Cariad Lloyd
Ensemble Jamie Demetriou
Ensemble Joseph Morpurgo
Ensemble Claire Price
Producer Jon Harvey

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Jun 2016 23:00
  • Thu 1 Apr 2021 22:30

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